Explore every episode of the podcast Addison to 35th | A Cubs and White Sox Show

Host Herb Lawrence has a conversation with Just Baseball's Elijah Evans about the 2025 Chicago White Sox and their top 10 minor league system. Where will Luis Robert Jr go? How good are Hagen Smith & Noah Schultz? Is Grant Taylor the real deal? All those questions are answered and more in this fresh episode of Addison To 35th Podcast

Ryan Herrera is joined by fellow BBWAA member Jared Wyllys to discuss all the pertinent happenings in Cubs camp to this point, and how the roster spots will be decided as the Cubs gear up for Tokyo!

Follow Herb on X!

Follow Ryan on X!

Listen to Others Shows on the Just Baseball Network!

Welcome to Addison to 35th | A Chicago Baseball Podcast! Herb Lawrence and Ryan Herrera take the time to introduce themselves and key you in on how this show will look as we gear up for the 2025 MLB season.

Follow Herb on X!

Follow Ryan on X!

Listen to Others Shows on the Just Baseball Network!

Opening Day is only a few days away! Ryan Herrera is joined by CHGO’s Luke Stuckmeyer to preview the Cubs series against the Dodgers in Tokyo, including a couple of prospects who made the trip.

The White Sox lost 2 of 3 vs the Los Angeles Angels so host Herb Lawrence shared his observations from this initial series of their 2025 MLB season. Starting pitching was fantastic but the offensive was not, is it already time to bring up some of the big time prospects? Also, Herb gives his opinion on the very different reactions to Tim Anderson and Yoan Moncada returning to the South Side

Before the Cubs restart their regular season slate in Arizona, MLB.com's Cubs beat writer Jordan Bastian joins the show. What news came out of the last week of camp? What should be the expectations for the team in 2025? Tune in!

Host Herb Lawrence spends 30+ minutes giving his thoughts on the 2025 White Sox and what he believes their record will be. Topics include Mike Clevinger's return, how will the Sox score runs, will manager Will Venable be an upgrade over Pedro Grifol, etc.

The Kansas City Royals surprised some last year with making the playoffs but can they repeat that magic in 2025? Just Baseball's Jared Perkins joined Herb Lawrence to talk about Matt Quatraro's squad including Bobby Witt's ascension, Salvador Perez's incredible longevity, the solid starting rotation, etc. This is part of series of AL Central previews episodes.

The Minnesota Twins had a rough end to 2024 season and the offseason was no picnic either as perspective owner Justin Ishbia spurned them to grab minority shares from the White Sox. Locked On Twins co-host Brandon Warne joined Herb Lawrence to talk about all things Twins. Will Royce Lewis or Byron Buxton play 100 games together, will Jhoan Duran still be the closer, is Rocco Baldelli respected by Twins fans? All these questions will be answered and more in this AL Central preview episode

The Detroit Tigers finished the 2024 season as the hottest team in baseball and most are wondering if they can build off of that momentum. Host Herb Lawrence spoke to Detroit media personality Chris Castellani about what makes Tigers Manager AJ Hinch as good as he's been, Cy Young award winner Tarik Skubal and the top notch Tigers pitching staff, whether it was a mistake or not for them not to sign Alex Bregman and much more. This is part of the week long AL Central block of shows on Addison To 35th

Chicago White Sox baseball starts this week so host Herb Lawrence has a conversation with Nick Pedone from Big Play Sports Network/92.3 The Fan about the 2025 Cleveland Guardians. The guys go in depth into why Manager Stephen Vogt made the transition look easy, Jose Ramirez's greatness and which teams in the AL Central they dislike the most. This is part of a week long AL Central preview block of shows

With a chance to split a series against the defending World Series champions, the Cubs instead fell to 0-2 on the season. How did top prospect Matt Shaw look? How did Justin Steele’s first outing of the year go? Addison To 35th’s Ryan Herrera and Herb Lawrence recap the Tokyo Series finale between the Cubs and Dodgers.

Ryan and Herb get together to recap the first MLB regular season game of the year: a 4-1 loss for the Cubs to the Dodgers in Game 1 of the Tokyo Series.

Host Herb Lawrence has his ideal starting lineup in mind for the 2025 Chicago White Sox and it is largely filled with young, inexperienced players. While Brandon Drury, Michael A. Taylor, Mike Tauchman, etc. will be getting the lions share of the playing time, Herb believes that doesn't move the needle for the organization

The White Sox have played 2 series so far and have similar results, win first game/lose the next 2. Host Herb Lawrence reviews what went wrong and right in their series vs the Minnesota Twins. Also, CHSN is the exclusive home for Sox games so Herb shares his experience with the Chicago Sports Network

The news dropped earlier this week that Justin Steele is done for the year due to elbow surgery. How do the Cubs fill in? Plus, Matt Shaw was optioned to Iowa, and Pete Crow-Armstrong has been on a hot streak. Ryan Herrera's got you covered on the Addison To 35th Podcast.

The Chicago White Sox got swept by the Sacramento Athletics but host Herb Lawrence doesn't think it's as bad as it might seem. Also, top prospect Edgar Quero made his Major League Debut on Thursday as the youth movement continues for the South Siders

Coming off an 8 game losing streak, nobody had faith in the Chicago White Sox to win a game much less to win a series but that's exactly what they did in their weekend series vs the Red Sox on the South Side. Host Herb Lawrence discusses that, Chase Meidroth's Major League Debut weekend, and revisits the Garrett Crochet trade that happened in the offseason with Boston

The Cubs are 9-6 and in 1st place in the NL Central as they get set to hit the West Coast. On the Addison To 35th podcast, Ryan Herrera recaps Kyle Tucker's star-level start, the Justin Steele IL news and ramifications and more.

The Chicago White Sox offense looks lifeless as they lose yet another series, get swept and sustain their 8th loss in a row after a winless road trip in Detroit and Cleveland. Host Herb Lawrence explains what went wrong and which players are to blame for their lack of production.

The Chicago White Sox looked listless while playing vs the Detroit Tigers and came away with 3 losses against the Motor City Kitties. Host Herb Lawrence shares his frustration with how they played and how new manager Will Venable handled a key situation in the last game of the series.

After 9 games, the Cubs are finally heading back to Chicago for their home opener at Wrigley Field. Ryan Herrera recaps the first full week of action, including Kyle Tucker and Seiya Suzuki's hot streaks, the catching production and the bullpen outlook.

The Chicago White Sox, who just beat Boston 2 out 3 the previous weekend, just lost 3 of 4 to the Red Sox this weekend and host Herb Lawrence has your complete recap. Also, he recalls the Philip Humber Perfect Game which he worked on for the White Sox flagship radio station.

The Cubs came out on the other side of a tough April slate with one of the best records in baseball, and the offense has led the way. Plus, Pete Crow-Armstrong's star keeps shining, with some rotation and third-base talk. Tune into the Addison To 35th Podcast with Ryan Herrera.

Birmingham Barons' Slugging First Baseman Ryan Galanie joined host Herb Lawrence on the show to talk about his baseball origins, the deal he made with his dad to play baseball at a prestigious baseball institution, what his process is when he is in the box, and so much more in this fun conversation.

Pete Crow-Armstrong already has Gold Glove defense and causes havoc on the bases. Now that he's hitting the ball well, too, is he becoming a star? Plus, the Comeback Cubs showed themselves during the homestand, and Porter Hodge might be a closer in the making. Ryan Herrera has more on the Addison To 35th Podcast.

The White Sox finished their 10 game road trip and thank goodness. They only won 3 of the 10 games so host Herb Lawrence recapped the good, bad and the ugly of the 2 latest series. Also, when will Tim Elko get called up and what will that mean for Andrew Vaughn?

White Sox minor leagues have a lot of exciting, young players so Herb Lawrence invited Future Sox's Elijah Evans on to talk about them. Will Tim Elko get called up? How are the pitchers in Birmingham doing? Braden Montgomery, Ryan Galanie and more.

Is it too early to talk about Pete Crow-Armstrong in the All-Star and MVP conversation? Plus, with the calendar about to flip to June, the Cubs are still leading the National League Central (though the pesky Cardinals are sticking around), and Matt Shaw is progressing at the big league level. Ryan Herrera's got you covered on the Addison To 35th Podcast.

While the White Sox are playing better baseball, they still are oddly handling some personnel decisions this season. Host Herb Lawrence gives him opinion on how he thinks the Sox are doing at this point in a rebuild. Also he recaps Mets series, lauds Miguel Vargas' play & previews the Orioles series

While the White Sox have struggled this season, there have been a few bright spots, including rookie Chase Meidroth, that have provided hope for host Herb Lawrence. Also, with the Texas Rangers coming into town this weekend Herb previews the pitching matchups and talks about current Ranger/former White Sox Jake Burger and his great family

The Chicago Cubs swept the Chicago White Sox this weekend at Wrigley so hosts Ryan Herrera and Herb Lawrence break down how it all happened. Also, the guys give their plays/players of the series including Pete Crow-Armstrong and Miguel Vargas'.great weekends.

The Cubs and the White Sox battle for the Crosstown Cup (6 games this season) again so hosts Ryan Herrera and Herb Lawrence get you set for all the action on the Northside this weekend. Also, the guys give their quarter pole MVPs for the teams they cover.

Host Herb Lawrence had an exciting past weekend and Pope Leo and Tim Elko call ups were a distance 2nd and 3rd to him getting married. Also, Shane Smith has been nothing short of spectacular so Herb gives GM Chris Getz the credit that he deserves

The Cubs' needed another arm after Shota Imanaga hit the IL, and they went with their top pitching prospect, Cade Horton. Plus, the closer situation is evolving, and the Cubs have a softer spot in the schedule coming up. Tune in with Ryan Herrera on the Addison to 35th Podcast.

For only the second time this season, the Chicago White Sox win a series and this time it was vs the despised Houston Astros. Host Herb Lawrence breaks down how it happened and wonders if it is just a coincidence that they win when they start their young players.